Asano was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "Where is it?" Director Ni, please hunt down Zhang Chi with your subordinates! By the way, Director Ni, are you going to report to General Ono right away? ”

"Wait for the results of the discussion to report to the general. Come on, prepare four lunches, and invite Chief He and Deputy Director Xie to come over. Ni Xin has a lot of appreciation for Xie Wei.

He Qixin and Xie Wei arrived soon, Liu Weiping also set up lunch, and Ni Xin ordered: "Weiping, go to the confidential room and bring up the military map of Yangcheng Lake." Sit down, let's eat and talk. ”

He Qixin and Xie Wei didn't know, Asano was so anxious that he didn't dare to make another time, and patiently accompanied Ni Xin to dine.

Liu Weiping spread the map on the desk, Ni Xin put a bowl of soup and rice, and said while eating: "It was Asano-kun who reminded me, after the fire, Liao Taohe detained Zhang Chi, Liao Taohe was quite prestigious in the 79th Regiment, although Li Yi was the commander of the 3rd Battalion, he led the soldiers of the 79th Regiment to raid the heavily guarded regimental headquarters and rob Zhang Chi and others, this is impossible, unless this itself is a strategy set by Liao Taohe: he did not dare to kill Zhang Chi and tear his face with the military commander; Preparations for the mutiny were again not in place. can only find a place to detain Zhang Chi and others in disguise. ”

Xie Wei seemed to have an understanding, and asked in confusion: "What are you doing with the detention?" ”

Ni Xin said: "Xie Wei, do you understand? Let's hear it. ”

Xie Wei hurriedly put down his job and replied: "Liao Taohe did this because the situation is unclear, and he can advance or retreat." After the reorganization, he deceived the trust of the imperial army, released Zhang Chi and others, and continued to plot a mutiny; The Imperial Army no longer trusted him, and since there was no conclusive evidence, they would not redo him, and wait for the situation to pass. He could find an opportunity to defect to the military command; The imperial army is in a hurry, he can hand over Zhang Chi and others to the imperial army to lose sincerity, this credit is not small. ”

Asano gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Xie Sang is right, the cunning Shina people, the two ends of the head rat, without a little discipline......" suddenly realized the identity of the other three people present, especially Xie Wei, his face was embarrassed, and he quickly stopped.

Ni Xin didn't bother to bother with him, so he took a bowl of soup and handed it to Xie Wei: "This soup is good, I remember that you are the same as me, you have stomach ulcers, it's cold, drink a bowl of hot soup." What are you doing when you stand up? Where is there so much red tape? Eat steadily. ”

He Qixin returned to the topic: "Liao Tao and his cronies are all undergoing reorganization in Nanjing, by the way, Liao Tao and a person went back to his home in Changshu, but there are also military police there to monitor in the name of guards. Since Liao Taohe doesn't want to tear his face with the military commander for the time being, he can't come hard, he can only be placed under house arrest, where did he put Zhang Chi and others behind...... I understand, Director Ni, you called the map of Yangcheng Lake because you suspected Liao Tao and Zhang Chi and others of being locked up on a nameless desert island in Yangcheng Lake! ”

Asano suddenly realized: "My subordinates also understood, the land of the 79th Regiment is in Changshu, only thirty or forty kilometers away from Yangcheng Lake, Li Yi is a military commander, and he is in the middle to contact and plan a mutiny, and Liao Taohe is of course aware." He ordered Li Yi to raid the regiment headquarters in the name of rescuing Zhang Chi and others, and with the commander of the regiment, the raid would definitely be successful. Find a desert island, wait for Zhang Chi and the others to go to the island, and evacuate the boat, where is there a more foolproof prison than this? Liao Taohe, a martial artist with soldiers, is very scheming. ”

He Qixin suggested: "Director Ni, you should report to General Ono immediately: ask the general to mobilize troops, surround Yangcheng Lake, and hunt down Zhang Chi." ”

Xie Wei interjected: "It is necessary to mobilize troops to surround Yangcheng Lake, but what we had to do before was to arrest Liao Taohe, use torture and interrogation, and force him to confess the hiding place of Zhang Chi and others. ”

Ni Xin nodded and said: "Xie Wei is right, the area of Yangcheng Lake is not small, a comprehensive search and arrest is not to mention time-consuming and laborious, Ai Gaowen's death proves that Zhou Chengbin is likely to have escaped, and began to lead the Shanghai branch to carry out the operation, the movement is too big, alarming the Shanghai branch that is also struggling to find Zhang Chi and others, Zhou Chengbin will break the cauldron and fight with us, rescue Zhang Chi, may cause unnecessary casualties, maybe it will cause extraneous branches, so that Zhang Chi has a chance to escape." ”

Asano asked with a click, "Then what should we do?" ”

Ni Xin ordered: "I'll go and report to General Ono, and ask the general to give a warrant: arrest Liao Taohe." Asano-kun, hand over the interrogation of Wu Shun and the two people to Qian Mingqi, you and Deputy Director Xie rushed to Changshu to arrest Liao Taohe with this warrant, find a secret place for interrogation, and pry open his mouth as soon as possible. Where is the chief, you lead all the personnel of the intelligence department to secretly rush to Yangcheng Lake to stand by, there is a water anti-smuggling team in Yangcheng Lake, I will ask the general to transfer it to you. Remember: Before starting the operation, the other military and police departments in the Yangcheng Lake area will do business as usual, and do not let the military commanders see the flaws. ”

Asano and Xie Wei said yes. He Qixin reminded: "Will there be a shortage of manpower if only the agents of the Intelligence Department are used? Can you order the action team and the gendarmerie under Asano-kun to go together? ”

"There's no need for this, as long as you find out the specific location where Zhang Chi is hiding, there are only five or six people, and the secret service team of the intelligence department is enough. The difficulty of this operation is not only to arrest Zhang Chi, but also to keep the secret in advance. You remember: to unify the external language, it means that General Ono ordered all the personnel of the Intelligence Department to go to Nanjing to assist Captain Yu Siwen and participate in the training of the officers of the 79th Regiment. Whoever is, say the same thing to your subordinates before you set out. After arriving at Yangcheng Lake, cut off contact with the outside world and wait for my orders. ”

Asano thought about it with one click, lacked confidence, and asked: "My subordinates are worried that Xie Saun and I can't take Liao Taohe, Director Ni, can you also go to Changshu to preside over the overall situation?" ”

"Asano-kun, I have confidence in you, not to mention Xie Wei. Until I get Liao Taohe's confession, I will not leave No. 76 for the time being. Xie Wei, although we were opponents before, but now, you are my right and left hand who appreciates and trusts, please. ”

Xie Wei had already figured it out: from the moment he was afraid that he would die in the "jade soup" and had to confess to Ai Gaowen, it was impossible to turn back! Ai Gaowen and Gan Min were arrested, which led to Zhou Chengbin's death, and this is the end of his life...... Ai Gaowen is dead, and the next one may be himself, relying on Ni Xin's protection, and he can't sit back and relax, but he hopes that Zhang Chi will be arrested and the Shanghai Branch will be wiped out, so that he will have a way to live. He replied solemnly: "My subordinates will definitely go all out to assist Asano-kun in completing the task." ”

At three o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, on an unnamed desert island in Yangcheng Lake, Zhang Chi and six other people had been trapped here for 10 days in the early morning of 17 July. These days, Zhang Chi racked his brains and couldn't think of a way to get out.

The winter afternoon sun shines on the surface of the lake, reflecting a little bit of sparkling, looking at the lake in a daze but not feeling a little warmth. The voice of Li Yi, codenamed "Sabre", came: "Deputy Director Zhang, it's too cold by the lake, go back to the tent." ”

Zhang Chi turned around, but did not move his footsteps, and asked: "You said that we put up a flag on the top of the tent during the day, and lit fireworks at night, and it has been ten days, why haven't there been passing ships to see it?" ”

Li Yi smiled bitterly: "I have lived by Yangcheng Lake since I was a child, judging by the time I traveled: this uninhabited desert island should be located in the center of the lake, it is winter, not the fishing season, the reason why the flag is raised, the fireworks are lit, it is a fluke: in case a boat goes into the water to cut reeds or something, we can be found." ”

Zhang Chi couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Cutting reeds? It's okay to be on the shore, is it necessary to go so far? The hope is too slim, alas, this is the reason why Liao Tao and relieved us to be trapped on a desert island. I'm worried that the civilian ships won't spot us and will bring in the ships of the anti-smuggling team. ”

"Probably not, I have dealt with the Yangcheng Lake Water Smuggling Team, and this desert island is not on the patrol route. It was all the subordinates who did not act well, but I didn't expect that the working group sent by Ying Zuo Zhenzhao would find out about our plan, and Liao Taohe wavered again, which led to today's situation. ”

"The main responsibility lies with me, compared to Director Zhou, I am too far behind. We shouldn't believe Liao Taohe's nonsense, if we get out of danger first, he will come to pick us up soon, and then take advantage of the Japanese unpreparedness to start an incident anyway. ”

Li Yi said with relief: "I can't say that, it's right to take a step back at that time...... I think the reason why Commander Liao has not handed us over to the Japanese until now is that he is swaying from side to side, and the more important reason is probably that he has not had the opportunity to do it. ”

"Yes, he should have been forced to do it at that time, and he would rather die and break the net...... Li Yi, as the time is delayed, Liao Taohe can't withstand the pressure, and the possibility of betraying us is getting bigger and bigger. And we, without radio, are tied to death. ”

Liao Kanghe walked over from afar, but did not dare to approach. For this subordinate, although he is Liao Taohe's younger brother, Zhang Chi is trusting, and took the initiative to greet: "Kanghe, why don't you come?" Come and talk about it. ”

Liao Kanghe came over and said, "Deputy Director Zhang, my brother is vacillating, which leads to today's ...... The family is unfortunate, I don't have anything to die, and it affects everyone's ......"

Zhang Chi comforted: "It's not your fault, your parents and sister-in-law haven't settled down at that time, and the troops that responded are not in place, so it's reasonable for my brother to have concerns." ”

Liao Kanghe sighed: "Ten days have passed, he should have sent someone to report a message, and when he first went to the island, he should have asked them to leave the radio station, the current situation is too passive." ”

Li Yi said: "If we insisted at the beginning, we might have clashed with Brother Ling's adjutant Wei and others, so we could only give in and bring weapons, but we couldn't leave the radio." Deputy Director Zhang, we have to find a way to get in touch with the outside world. ”

Zhang Chi smiled bitterly again: "How to contact?" You just said that this deserted island is in the center of Yangcheng Lake, at least a dozen kilometers away from the shore, and it is winter, who can swim there? There is a place on the south bank of Yangcheng Lake, Director Zhou has been there, Chen Jinsong has also been there to recuperate, it is Tang Jitian's home, Lao Tang is no longer there, I have always wanted to take the time to take a look, but I don't have the face to see the two old people......"

Li Yi said: "Deputy Director Zhang, at six o'clock in the morning on the second day of our coming, I vaguely heard the sound of a motor boat passing by in the south, I guess it should be a patrol boat of the anti-smuggling team." ”

Liao Kanghe interjected: "The ship of the anti-smuggling team? Can't find us, can you? Do you need to put away the flag on the top of the tent? ”

Zhang Chi replied: "You are too worried, the height of the tent is not enough, and it is foggy in winter, the fishermen hardly come out, and the anti-smuggling team will not be able to reap the benefits, but it is just a routine patrol." By the way, how many people are there in a patrol boat of the anti-smuggling team? ”

Li Yi replied, "An armed anti-smuggling boat has a squad, a maximum of six or seven people. ”

Liao Kanghe was interested: "Six or seven people? Even if we only have a gun with us, we may not necessarily be at a disadvantage, and even if we die in battle, it is better than sitting back and waiting to be killed. So we should have hoped that the anti-smuggling team would find us. Battalion Commander Li, you said you heard the sound of the anti-smuggling team's ships passing by? ”

Li Yi said again: "Yes, I listened carefully the next day and there was no sound anymore, and I only heard movement at the same time on the third day, and then I could hear it every other day." I have seen patrol boats of the anti-smuggling squad on the water, and the weapons and equipment are passable, but the quality of the personnel is not flattering, and they have the skill to disturb the people, but they are not good at fighting tough battles. ”

This book was first published in Reading Books